HK DTV audience rises 60%
August 19, 2008
A survey conducted by the Government and Hong Kong’s two free-to-air broadcasters at the end of July found 15.6 per cent of households watched digital television via digital receivers, including set-top boxes or integrated digital television sets or computers, up 60 per cent compared to the take-up rate of 9.7 per cent at the end of May.
The bureau believes more people will switch to digital TV with six new transmitting stations coming into service extending the digital footprint to all 18 districts